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I dont understand his reaction

42 replies

Feelingblue85 · 08/02/2020 11:34

Morning. First post so will try my best to explain properly.
So every other weekend my children go to their dads from Friday after school to Sunday. On the Friday my partner works till 1.30am and I always pick him up. I was absolutely shattered yesterday and I feel asleep when he called on his break at 9.30pm so he could tell I was tired. He asked if I was still picking him up and I said yes I will be there to rescue him.
I took another nap at 11.30 and set my alarm for 1am. Alarm went off, last thing I remember. Stupidly had my phone on silent so notifications didnt wake me up. I had fallen back to sleep and woke to two missed calls 5 minutes before his end time. Then a text saying "Are you ok?" Then 5 more missed calls 2 minutes between eachother. I quickly called him and he started ranting and raving. I said I'm so sorry I fell back to sleep and my phone was on silent, all I got back was "well that's f*ing helpful for f*k sake, I'm nearly home now anyway" then he put the phone down on me. He got home and I was waiting on the sofa and he came in and could tell he was in a major huff. Came in the front room and wouldnt sit next to me on the sofa (he always does so he was making a point) I said to him "why are you reacting this way, I'm really sorry i didnt plan to fall back to sleep, I'm just so tierd" he replied "just stop and go away" i was like what! You are reacting like this over a lift home from work when you always say you dont mind walking. He just kept saying "go away" I asked him if it was because he was worried if something had happened or because he just wanted his lift and that's all I'm good for, a taxi service.
Just would not speak to me, I got upset and he just ignored everything I said. Went to bed and he still wouldnt acknowledge me. I rubbed his arm and he didnt pull away like he has done before when we argue and he replied goodnight when I said goodnight but I'm just not looking forward to the silent treatment today. He is still asleep and I just know our day alone will be shit. Supposed to be going ice skating and having fun.
I know his cousin passed away in a car accident when they were like 17-18 but if he was worried about me surely he would of just said it rather than throw a tantrum. Am i right in thinking that he is more pissed that he had to walk home or does it sound like he got a fright. This is how he reacts to every argument we have. He wont communicate and goes in a mood and I have to guess what hes thinking.
I'm just feeling so guilty and such an idiot for not getting up as soon as my alarm went off cos I even though "damn I'm going to fall straight back to sleep" then that's they last thing 😔

OP posts:
yesterdaystotalsteps123 · 08/02/2020 12:52

His reaction when you called him back was to rant and rave, not any sort of relief you are ok because he was worried. Wanker. He has had a mantrum and now you feel guilty. Wanker. You keep your kids up to save him a 20 minute walk? Wanker. He is sulking. Wanker. He's a wanker. You deserve someone who is not a wanker

Feelingblue85 · 08/02/2020 13:33

Yeh. I started getting ready to go out and he got up and started to get ready too. I said to him "look, I know that I wasnt there when you believed me to be there, I was so exhausted. I apologise if I worried you but your reaction to it was a bit hurtful and like I inconvenienced you. I apologise for any worry caused but I'm not sorry for falling asleep and being exhausted"
He just said "stop it now" gave me a hug and then went to get ready. I got a feeling I'm going to be punished for the rest of the weekend for this. 🙄

OP posts:
category12 · 08/02/2020 13:36

So, what are you getting out of this relationship that makes it worth being "punished" for entire weekends when he gets in a snit?

LovingLola · 08/02/2020 13:40

Does he live with you and your children?

cstaff · 08/02/2020 13:44

Well then, let him walk home from work in future if that's the reaction you get for making one mistake. See how he feels about that.

RandomMess · 08/02/2020 13:57

Him punishing you for anything isn't ok and is emotional abuse.

You deserve far far better... why are you setting your standards so low and why did you split up with your ex?

crystalize · 08/02/2020 14:25

Stop appeasing and apologizing to this selfish wanker. The silent treatment is a form of punishment, its emotional abuse. You should go out by yourself and leave him to it. But really why are you putting his needs above your children's - delaying their bedtime to give him a lift thats only a 25 min walk is appalling.

candative · 08/02/2020 14:37

Stop pandering to the bullshit - don't make up with him easy for the sake of a quiet life and go zero tolerance on any further bad behaviour this weekend. His behaviour was out of order. Make sure he knows that. If it is smoothed over he will learn it's behaviour you accept. Don't be that person. Consider how you want things to be going forward. Is this the behaviour you will accept? You should be insisting on an apology for the way he spoke to you and the silent treatment. I see you're already happy to apologise for falling asleep. Be nice to see you get one back and have a proper conversation about how he'll behav3 himself in future.

wowfudge · 08/02/2020 14:42

The responses you have had are one way of seeing things. He asked you to leave him alone and you persisted last night. Perhaps he wanted to calm down? Why interpret what he's said today that he is punishing you? Yes, he should apologise, but maybe you should leave it and he'll reflect and do so?

wowfudge · 08/02/2020 14:44

I do think his reaction was awful, but that may have been because he was worried and tired.

user14572856389 · 08/02/2020 15:05

wowfudge

If this is what you think worry and care looks like your life is fucked up.

Butterymuffin · 08/02/2020 15:12

Don't sit around waiting for him to brighten up and speak to you. Go out somewhere yourself, for a coffee or to a friend's, it doesn't really matter where. You're allowing him to punish you. Don't.

wowfudge · 08/02/2020 15:16

In your opinion user. Your judgement of me is way off.

Interestedwoman · 08/02/2020 15:19

This is how he reacts to every argument we have.

So, it would be his usual M.O. to get in a strop, so he's just following his M.O.

Also, to an extent it doesn't matter if he's just acting how he always this time- he does it all the rest of the times. You don't deserve that and he shouldn't be doing it. It's not ok.

Embracelife · 08/02/2020 17:15

You are mad to pick him up at 01.30.
His work should get him home or he gets his own car or cycle.
LtB

Saltycinnamon · 08/02/2020 21:48

He said stop it now & gave you a hug. How is that punishing you?

TorkTorkBam · 08/02/2020 23:41

I can't believe you are still apologising to him. Why are you so terrified of a man having a grump?

No more lifts. Can you imagine saying no to him? Even if he gets the grumps?

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